Chaos--predicting the unpredictable

Firth, W J (1991) Chaos--predicting the unpredictable. BMJ, 303 (6817). pp. 1565-1568. ISSN 0959-8138 (https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.303.6817.1565)

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Abstract

This short article describes some of the features and history of chaos theory, with emphasis on its implications for predictability in general, and some thoughts on how these ideas might have an impact on medicine.